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Introducing LB Reads
Long Beach Library: June 2019
Long
Beach Public Library is excited to launch LB Reads on
Saturday, June 15th at the annual Summer Reading Program kickoff at Bach
Neighborhood Library.
LB Reads is a free, one-on-one literacy tutoring program designed to help
English speaking adults improve their reading and writing skills so they can
reach their potential as workers, parents, community members, and life-long learners.
The
National Center for Education Statistics
reported that 33.5 percent of the population 16 years and over in Los Angeles
County lacked basic prose literacy skills. =This was up from 20.4 percent in
1992. The annual America's
Most Literate Cities study of Central Connecticut State University has
ranked 88 U.S. cities for literacy since 2003. Their 2014 ranking placed Long
Beach overall in 67th place. LB Reads seeks to improve these numbers by pairing
tutors and learners in a trusted learning environment.
Literacy
has always been a core goal of the library, and LB Reads is our way of reaching
the underserved population of adults who cannot read or write proficiently.
Patrons
interested in joining the program, either as a tutor or a learner, can contact
the Long Beach Public Library at lbreads@lbpl.org or
by calling (562) 570-6579.
LB
Reads is made possible by the California
State Library through the California
Library Literacy Services grant.
